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August 2010 |
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"Never doubt
that a small group of
thoughtful persons
can change the world... indeed,
it is the only thing
that ever has."
- Margaret Mead
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timbrel Issue on Disabilities and the Church
timbrel wants to hear from you! We value your opinions and have created a short survey for you to let us know what you think about timbrel. The information we gather will help us plan issues of timbrel that respond to what you want to read. Please take a moment to answer ten questions about timbrel. Just click here and you are on your way!
 The upcoming issue of timbrel is concerned with disabilities and the church. "My mother always reminded me that everyone has a handicap. Some may not be visible, but they are there," says Barb Eiler (pictured left) in her article about living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta.
Christine Guth (pictured right) shares about living in a household with people who Asperger Syndrome and coming to embrace what that means to her.
Elizabeth Soto Albrecht's Bible study on family in this issue of timbrel explores Jesus' statement: "Who are my mother and my brothers?" Be sure to read it and meditate on this powerful study.
The Sister Question for the November/December issue is
How do I cultivate the spiritual discipline of gratitude?
Send responses to Patty by September 15 along with your name and hometown.
To subscribe to timbrel, send $15 for one year or $13 per person for a group of 10 or more to Mennonite Women USA, 722 N Main St., Newton, KS 67114. You can also e-mail or call 866-866-2872, ext. 34396. We'll start your subscription and send you a bill.
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Upcoming Sister Care Seminars
 Pacific Northwest Mennonite Conference with speakers Carolyn Holderread Heggen (pictured top right) and
Rhoda Keener (pictured center right). Register now.
October 8-9, 2010 (Idaho) at Evergreen Heights Mennonite Church, Caldwell, Idaho
 October 15-16, 2010 (Oregon) at Salem Mennonite Church, Salem, Oregon
October 22-23, 2010 (Washington/Montana) at Menno Mennonite Church, Ritzville, Washington
Central Plains with speakers Ruth Lapp Guengerich (pictured bottom right) and Rhoda Keener 
November 5-6, 2010 - East Union Mennonite Church, Kalona, Iowa. Contact Kathy Ropp to register.
Illinois and Central District
April 29-30, 2011 - Mennonite Church of Normal, Normal, Illinois
For information about Sister Care Seminars click here. For information on how to register for Central Plains and Illinois/Central District seminars, contact the Mennonite Women office.
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Make a pledge on our website.
Or mail it to the office at Mennonite Women USA,
722 N. Main St., Newton, KS 67114-1819.
Please consider this ministry in your giving. Gifts are tax deductible.
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Board of Director openings
Mennonite Women USA currently has a board opening:
Central States Representative
Board openings beginning July 2011:
Editorial Advisory Council Representative
West Coast Representative
Secretary
Please send recommendations (or nominate yourself) before Nov. 1, 2010, by sending contact information to Rhoda Charles, Mennonite Women USA Board Vice President.
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Entering the Rubble
Rhonda Miller and friend, Gabiel Senat
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The Mennonite, August 2010
by Rhonda Miller
"Haitian brothers and sisters have much to teach us about faith, generosity, gratefulness, grace and Easter.
Three months after the earthquake, Haitians were still sleeping in tents. The Haitian government hadn't yet given permission for people to begin rebuilding, and even when it did, Haitians were afraid of another earthquake and too frightened to sleep indoors.
Part of my work with Mennonite Central Committee was as chauffeur and translator for American engineers that had come at MCC's request to help assess the safety of buildings ... Read more.
Rhonda Miller is a member of First Mennonite Church of Iowa City. She and her husband lived in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, as Mennonite Central Committee volunteers from 1995 to 1998. They returned to Haiti March 14-27 to assist MCC with its work after the earthquake.
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Mennonite Women USA invites persons to share financially to support this ministry. Individuals are invited to give in honor of, or in remembrance of, a significant woman in their lives. We recognize that each gift honors or remembers a relationship.
Gifts given by:
Mary Mingledorff in memory of Shirley Ann Ruth.
Isabel Mullett in memory of Penny Pariseau.
Ruth Yoder Stauffer in memory of Nora Blough Yoder.
Gifts given by:
Tina Schlabach in honor of Marie Althouse Stoltz.
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 A Prayer for the Journey
By Carol Duerksen
Goessel, Kansas
My personal version of the Lord's Prayer:
God,
Show me yourself.
Show me how you are in control of the world
Because it's not looking very good right now.
Show me that somehow your purposes are being worked out
Because, to be honest, it just isn't very obvious.
Thanks for providing me with food.
Help me to make wise choices in feeding my body.
Forgive me
For being more interested in being forgiven
Than in forgiving others.
Keep me from the damage I can do to myself
And the violence the forces of evil can bring upon me.
You are Lord of all
In all
Through all,
And I am in awe.
-from the devotional book Now It Springs Up by Carol Duerksen, Michele Hershberger, and Laurie Oswald Robinson. Ordering information.
(Psalm 139, Isaiah 54:17, John 15:16)
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